What Was the Forbidden Fruit, and What Did It Do?

What was the forbidden fruit, an apple or a fig? Ed explains what it was, why it gave knowledge of good and evil, and the curses of Genesis 3.

The Forbidden fruit was the catalyst for Original sin, death, and the curses God placed on Adam, Eve, and the Nachash (serpent). But what was the forbidden fruit? Was it an apple or a fig (short answer: neither). And why did eating it give Adam and Eve knowledge of good and evil? Also, why did God render the specific judgments of Genesis 3, and what are the deeper meanings? We’ll address those topics on this week’s podcast…

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